This year, Dan and I took part in our team's tradition of running the Garden Ring around Moscow's center the morning of the 1st. It's one of the only times a year this run is possible - due to lessened air pollution, little traffic, and few pedestrians out on the streets. It was entertaining to see so many Moscovites just concluding their New Year's Eve celebrations as we were just beginning our morning run - we were certainly a shock for many! For those of you who'd like a closer look, here's a link to our run on mapmyrun.com: http://www.mapmyride.com/view_route?r=294126251184364644 Now, for your viewing pleasure, some footage from the run. This was just as we popped out of the metro to begin. It was still fairly dark - the sun wouldn't really rise until closer to our ending time, but we were excited none the less! Our team consisted of two parts, the half-ringers and the full-ringers. The half-ringers, already in full stride, Liz and Lola, show their…